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Definition of freshet in English:

freshet

noun

‘Particularly high spring freshets would flood the quarries and put off the opening of the season.’

‘The last time that happened was in 1894 when a spring freshet sent water surging through the bridge at Eburne and over the north side of dykes.’

‘Natural freshets, prolonged infusions of freshwater from the rain or rivers, can kill oysters in a matter of weeks, and Fox suspected that something similar had destroyed his crop.’

‘A meeting about the 2007 freshet and potential for flooding was held by the Township of Langley and the City of Abbotsford at Trinity Western University on Tuesday, May 15, and was attended by more than 400 residents.’

‘The annual spring snowmelt freshets of the Fraser River system pose the principal flood hazard to those occupying its floodplain areas.’

‘After another couple of minutes she extended one leg to reach over and dip her foot in the freshet.’

‘Understanding the variability of the freshet as well as its sensitivity to climate change will be critical in the future in areas with a mining heritage, such as much of the Yukon, Alaska, and Russia.’

‘Nitrogen concentrations, which had remained level before the freshets, have risen, according to the data.’

‘The freshets also provided enough water for large fish like sturgeons to maneuver their way upstream.’

‘The spring freshet and clean up in the fall of 1897 electrified the whole mining world.’

‘The springs and freshets which had been loosed in the course of the city's excavation had also been trained, and streams ran cheerfully down rough, natural-looking beds carefully inset into the smooth floors of passages and halls.’

Origin

Late 16th century: probably from Old French freschete, diminutive of freis fresh.